The Star Observer's very own Ann-Marie Caililhhanna has been nominated for her work in documenting Sydney's gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans* and intersex history for the past decade.

THE Star Observer’s long-serving photographer Ann-Marie Calilhanna has been nominated for a Cayte Latta Memorial Award For Visual Arts at this year’s ACON Honour Awards.

The award recognises visual art that expresses, interprets or explores issues or themes affecting the LGBTI community in the forms of photography, painting, drawing, video, filmmaking, printmaking or graphic design.

It’s named in honour of Cayte Latta, who died four years ago and is widely remembered as a well-known photographer, artist, filmmaker, social activist, and LGBTI community figure.

Calilhanna is one of 10 people who have been nominated for the award, all of whom join a diverse mix of 28 people and organisations announced this week as finalists in various other categories.

For the past decade, Calilhanna has had a pivotal role in Sydney’s LGBTI community, religiously documenting celebrations, struggles, parties, sporting events and rallies and protests. She ensures the images of community leaders and historical milestones are recorded so they are not forgotten.

She has also regularly donated her time for organisations who financially struggle, ensuring that even the smallest tribes have some of their history recorded into the wider Australian LGBTI history books.

Calilhanna has also been the official photographer for Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras for the past decade, capturing thousands and thousands of moments of celebration and LGBTI culture and history, and her photos regularly grace the cover of the Star Observer.